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Wednesday 15 February 2012

GARTH'S ARMS, Avenham Street

GARTH'S ARMS  #
32 Avenham Street
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Became the "Duke of Windsor" after the abdication
in the late 1930's
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 With the "Duke of Windsor" sign over the door. Must have been post-1937.
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MINE HOSTS:
c. 1817                 Mr. John Garth
1826 Evidence of existence in Preston Pilot 11th February 1826,  re bankruptcy of Charles Ambler.
1828                     Robert Preston
1829                     Thomas Croft
1831 - 33             Richard Dodgson   d. 21.10.1833 aged 38 years.
1833 - 34             Margaret Dodgson  - formerly Margaret Garth, see 1819 notice, below.
1838 - 41             Adam Lund   d. 15.4.1841 aged 31 years. I think he'd died by 13.2.1841
1841 -42              Alice Lund
1843                    Mrs. Dobson    d. 8.5.1843 widow of the late John D. of the Steamer, Fleetwood 
1844 - 47             Henry Watson & Mrs. H. P. Watson   (Auctioneer)
1849 - 54             Margaret Stewart   d. 2.12.1854 aged 63 years. Shown as Mrs. Stewart
1854                    Mary Stewart (sister of Margaret)
1856 - 58             John Waddington    d. 20.9.1858 aged 34 years
1858 - 59             Mrs. Elizabeth Waddington
1859 - 61             Elizabeth Dixon and her daughters
1864 - 66             Jonathon Pilkington
1866 - 71             Miles Dent  - Daughter, Mary Waters Dent, d. 17.4.1867 aged 5 years.
1873 - 75             William Sharples
1875 - 76             James Halstead  - owned by him.  Property for sale around 13.5.1876
1876 - 97             Richard Moss / Sarah Moss
1897                    Ellen Bailey
1897 - 1913        Frederick Yates (Owned by Levi Yates, Gentleman, St. Paul's Square)
1913 - 33            Levi Yates. -  d. 26.3.1933 aged 83 years.
1935 - 40            Frederick Yates
1944 - 48           James Cross
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MARRIAGE:  On Tuesday last, Mr. Richard Dodgson,
to Miss Margaret Garth, both of Preston.
Lancaster Gazette  11th December 1819 
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CAPITAL INN AND BUILDING LAND
TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT

ALL that capital INN or PUBLIC-HOUSE, called or
known by the name or sign the "GARTH'S ARMS," 
together with the Brewhouse and Outbuildings, situate
in Avenham Street, Preston, now in the possession
of Robert Preston, as tenant at will.
Preston Chronicle  16th August 1828
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I think it's safe to say that this detailed list of Lots were all 
the property of the late John Garth.
Preston Chronicle   12th April 1834
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MARRIAGE
On Thursday 27th January, at Liverpool,
MR. GEORGE BENSON, architect, to
MRS. ALICE LUND, of the Garth's Arms, both
of this town.
Preston Chronicle   5th March 1842
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 Preston Chronicle   19th October 1844
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Preston Chronicle  14th December 1844
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Preston Chronicle   21st December 1844
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Preston Chronicle  4th January 1845
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Preston Chronicle  1st March 1845
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 Preston Chronicle  12th April 1845
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Preston Chronicle  31st May 1845
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Preston Chronicle  12th December 1846
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Peston Chronicle  3rd January 1846
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 Preston Chronicle  14th March 1846
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Preston Chronicle   12th December 1846
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 Preston Chronicle  12th December 1846
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Preston Chronicle  7th August 1847
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Preston Chronicle  24th February 1849
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Preston Chronicle  29th September 1849
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Preston Chronicle  1th December 1849
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Preston Chronicle   6th April 1850
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Preston Chronicle   11th May 1850
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 Preston Chronicle  29th June 1850
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Preston Chronicle  23rd November 1850 
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 Preston Chronicle   26th April 1851
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 Preston Chronicle  3rd January 1852
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 Preston Chronicle  11th September 1852
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Preston Chronicle  2nd April 1853
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Preston Chronicle 9th February 1856
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 Preston Chronicle  28th February 1857
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Preston Chronicle  24th July 1858
Blackburn Standard   28th July 1858
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Preston Chronicle 12th March 1859
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 Preston Chronicle  26th August 1865
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Preston Chronicle  1st December 1866
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Preston Chronicle  30th October 1869
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*1870 is the year referred to.
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Preston Chronicle  27th November 1875
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Preston Herald  4th March 1876
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Preston Chronicle  13th May 1876
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Preston Herald  17th June 1876
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Preston Herald  5th August 1876
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 Blackburn Standard  9th September 1876
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Preston Chronicle  17th March 1877
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Preston Chronicle  14th April 1877
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Preston Chronicle  9th June 1877
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Preston Chronicle  16th March 1878
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Preston Chronicle  August 1879
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Preston Chronicle  19th July 1879
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Manchester Evening News  2nd August 1879
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 Manchester Evening News  21st August 1879
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Preston Chronicle 30th August 1879
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Preston Chronicle  3rd January 1880
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 Preston Chronicle  20th March 1880
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Lancaster Gazette  20th March 1880
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Preston Chronicle  28th May 1881
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 Preston Chronicle  29th April 1882
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 Preston Chronicle  7th April 1883
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Preston Herald  7th April 1883
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Preston Chronicle  11th August 1883
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Preston Herald  11th October 1884
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 Preston Herald  18th October 1884
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Preston Chronicle  7th March 1885 
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Lancaster Guardian   11th March 1885
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 Preston Herald  18th March 1885
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Preston Herald   8th January 1887
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Preston Herald  8th August 1888
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 Lancashire Evening Post   10th October 1888
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Lancashire Evening Post  18th October 1888
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Preston Herald  20th October 1888
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Preston Herald  5th December 1888
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Lancashire Evening Post   18th December 1889
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Blackburn Standard   31st March 1894
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Lancashire Evening Post   27th March 1933
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Morecambe Guardian   31st March 1933
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